Rotten
The script was enough of a mess to stop the shooting for high-priced rewrites, but you know what they say about washing garbage.
David Edelstein, New York Magazine/Vulture
Men in Black 3
Back in time.
2012 · 1h 46m · PG-13
Action, Comedy, Science Fiction
Directed by
Barry Sonnenfeld
Overview
Agents J and K are back...in time. J has seen some inexplicable things in his 15 years with the Men in Black, but nothing, not even aliens, perplexes him as much as his wry, reticent partner. But when K's life and the fate of the planet are put at stake, Agent J will have to travel back in time to put things right. J discovers that there are secrets to the universe that K never told him - secrets that will reveal themselves as he teams up with the young Agent K to save his partner, the agency, and the future of humankind.
Director and cast
- Barry Sonnenfeld Director
- Will Smith as Agent J
- Tommy Lee Jones as Agent K
- Josh Brolin as Young Agent K
- Jemaine Clement as Boris The Animal
- Emma Thompson as Agent O
- Michael Stuhlbarg as Griffin
- Mike Colter as Colonel
- Nicole Scherzinger as Boris's Girlfriend
- Michael Chernus as Jeffrey Price
- Alice Eve as Young Agent O
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
67%
Tomatometer
Fresh
The movie represents at least a partial return to form--not as inventive as the first, but surely better than the recycled materials that made up the second.
Christopher Orr, The Atlantic
Fresh
It turns out to be reasonably entertaining, though not enough to make me crave Men in Black 4.
Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor
Fresh
The Smith-Jones duo's return as the titularly clad operatives, while not exactly essential, comes with the charms of reprised, well-liked characters and a "didn't-see-that-coming" conclusion that makes up for the first hour's sequelitis.
Lisa Kennedy, Denver Post
Rotten
If there ever is a "Men in Black IV" -- and at this point, it's hard to imagine one -- let's hope it finds that delicate balance between the yuks and the yucks.
Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post
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